Kyo Kiyomizu yaki ware Japanese Mug Tea Coffee cup Uki Hana Ume Plum Japan

(Size)   : φ7 x H 9 cm / 2.75 x 3.54 inch  

(Capacity) : 250ml

(Material) :  Porcelain

(Origin) : Made in Japan / Kiyomizu yaki 

(Condition) : Brand new

With paper box

(Note) : 

A mug that a quaint shape made by Tatara technique. The three-dimensional plum blossoms are decorated with gold and are full of charms.

-Tatara technique - 
The technique in which clay is made into a plate and then molding technique using the uniform thickness. Place plates of the same thickness (Tatara plates) on both ends of the clay block, and cut the clay with a thread along the plates. If you cut the plates at both ends while removing them one by one, you can make many clay tablets with the same thickness as the plates.

Kiyomizu is one of the traditional crafts that represent Kyoto,originally started in the pottery of Kiyomizu Slope neighborhood toward Kiyomizu-dera.
Pottery and porcelain made in Kyoto is generally known as Kyo-style ceramics,Kiyomizu ware. 
The splendor and refined elegance of Kyo-style-ceramics,Kiyomizu ware is created based on sophisticated design and various proficient skills.
History of pottery and porcelain in Kyoto started more than 1,200 years ago,in Nara period.
A Buddhist priest, Gyoki built a kiln and made earthenware in Seikanji.
Now the ruins of the temple is called "Chawan-zaka". 
Kyo-style ceramics, Kiyomizu ware products are mostly handmade and the feature of that is in wide variety in small quantity.